The Truth About Ruben Ortega
Former Phoenix Police Chief Ruben Ortega passed away on June 8th. He was 86. I do not hear the rousing skirl of bagpipes when I consider his death. Instead, I hear Clarence Darrow: “I have never killed anyone, but I…
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Arizona Republic Misreported Basic Facts about Sex Trafficking and the Super Bowl
How did Phoenix’s paper of record, the Arizona Republic, get so many things wrong about the Super Bowl/sex trafficking panic in its recent reporting on the topic? In the days leading up to Super Bowl LVII, the paper casually conflated…
Phoenix Police Arrest Sex-Trafficking Victims Ahead of Super Bowl LVII
Despite more than a decade of research, reports, editorials, magazine articles and even police accounts debunking the odious myth that the Super Bowl is a magnet for sex trafficking, this zombie lie remains catnip to local politicians, police and media…
Cindy McCain Said She Saw Human Trafficking at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport. Phoenix Cops Say Otherwise.
Cindy McCain, the widow of the late Arizona Senator John McCain and now board chair of the McCain Institute for International Leadership, recently claimed she’d intervened in a human-trafficking incident at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. The Phoenix Police Department promptly…